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The final doctor sleep trailer has landedand it looks as scary as the shining. Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending, not the films. Flanagan is fresh off having directed netflixs critically acclaimed movie adaptation of kings psychological horrorthriller geralds game, and even expressed his desire to adapt kings shining sequel in an interview late. Those familiar with the different incarnations of the shining book, movie, miniseries will recognize that flanagan is staying close to stanley kubricks vision of the story. Genisys and zoolander 2 and showed that ip can be a repellent to disinterested audiences. In 20, king released a followup novel, doctor sleep, which provides the basis for flanagans latest king adaptation his second following 2017 s geralds game starring mcgregor as a middleaged danny torrance, still haunted by the traumatic events that took place at the malevolent overlook hotel decades ago. Xepherus3 please do not use the shining movie as your reference to the story of the torrances. Shining movie sequel doctor sleep finds its director. The longawaited sequel to the shining is coming out soon, so heres all you need to know about doctor sleep. Director mike flanagan is now attached to call the shots on doctor sleep, a film adaptation of stephen kings 20 sequel novel to his horrorthriller classic the shining. The movie took extreme liberties with kings printed word. Doctor sleeps official runtime makes it longer than the.

The 20 book doctor sleep picks up where the shining left off and follows an allgrownup danny torrance, who now goes by dan. The book reached the first position on the new york times best seller list for print and ebook fiction combined, hardcover fiction, and ebook fiction. Doctor sleep of all the king books that have been released after starting my long voyage, doctor sleep is the one i was most apprehensive about. How doctor sleep combines stephen king and stanley. Doctor sleep director mike flanagan on stephen king and creating a followup to the shining and following in the footsteps of both stephen king.

The words flow in harmony and in such a way that made me feel. The shining is a pretty iconic book dont talk to me about the movie, but the book, yes and if there was something i didnt think i needed, it was a sequel to it. His latest feature, doctor sleep, adapted from the novel by stephen king, is both a sequel to kings celebrated novel, the shining, and stanley kubricks iconic 1980 adaptation of the latter. Why doctor sleep is a terrifying box office disappointment. Doctor sleep marketed as stephen kings doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king, a sequel to kings 1977 novel the shining. Danny has psychic powers and struggles with alcoholism. Watch the doctor sleep final trailer stephen king the. With doctor sleep still months away from release, mike flanagan and trevor macy couldnt give away everything about how doctor sleep marries both king and kubricks visions of. How doctor sleep connects to the shining, explained collider. The 1977 book was an instant bestseller and is still considered one of the intensely prolific author. Its horror, without a doubt, but id class it as more of a supernatural thriller.

The shining halloween horror nights 2017 universal. Im always pleasantly surprised when a book can get one over on me, it doesnt happen often, and it did in doctor sleep, a few times. And after reading the book, i was disappointed with the film. Thats because doctor sleep is a sequel to kings the shining, his fiercely beloved 1977 novel about a haunted hotel and the family it tears apart. This is a must read book if youre a stephen king fan, if youve read the shining or not or if you just want to read a really freaking awesome book. Written by a veteran stephen king who told me a story instead of the latest fashion in present continuous, which i cant abide, about characters new and familiar. Ewan mcgregor as the grownup dan torrance in doctor sleep, an. Mike flanagan takes us back to the overlook hotel in doctor sleep, 40 years after the events of the shining. Based on kings 20 book doctor sleep and starring ewan.

Stephen king has earned a major resurgence in recent years, thanks in large part to the success of 2017 s it, and with that films sequel now in theaters, fans are looking forward to. The shining cannot be replicated, but doctor sleep is a powerful continuation that haunts the reader in a similar way. It far exceeded the shining, in my opinion, and has become one of my favourite king novels. King has taken the best parts of the shining, and carried them into doctor sleep. Stephen king, hb, dj, 1st edition book, the shining sequel doctor sleep, stephen king, hb, dj, 1st edition book, the. Kings 1977 book, and kubricks famously different 1980 film to the same cocktail party. Doctor sleep is a sequel to the shining the way american gods is a sequel to anansi boys. Compare doctor sleep to the shining and commit a bit of blasphemy because. The doctor sleep ending bridges the gap between stephen kings book the shining and stanley kubricks movie, which king famously hated. Doctor sleep is a 2019 american supernatural horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen.

Stephen king says doctor sleep redeems stanley kubricks. How doctor sleep is both a sequel to stephen kings and. Stephen king the shining gift edition doctor sleep artist. Buy doctor sleep shining book 2 the shining 01 by stephen king isbn. Along with 2017 s spectacular it, doctor sleep is one of the best film adaptations of a king novel yet. Doctor sleep stephen kings 20 sequel to the shining gets turned into a film thats long and prosaic but also creepy and scary. The shining sequel without shining in its title gets dull reception. Mike flanagan explains how he convinced stephen king that the doctor sleep movie should be a sequel to both kubricks the shining movie and kings original novel. Doctor sleep is a horror film based on the 20 novel of the same name by stephen king. Excitement for the upcoming the shining sequel doctor sleep is high among stephen king fans, despite having only been given one trailer, with this weekend sure to provide us with even more. August 18, 2017 august 5, 2017 that1nerdygirl leave a comment. Dan said he wouldnt fuck up, but the extra sincerity he tried to inject into his voice sounded phony to his own ears. Doctor sleep s grand finale takes inspiration more from stephen kings the shining than the stanley kubricks famous film.

Doctor sleep recreates part of the shining books ending. A duller shining in this stephen king adaptation, ewan mcgregor fights old and new demons. In short, both the doctor sleep book and film bring us back into the world of dan torrance ewan mcgregor, whose father jack torrance jack nicholson in the shining lost his mind and found his. Doctor sleeps official runtime solidifies it as yet another horror epic for 2019. Ewan mcgregor stars as danny torrance, the son of the shining protagonist jack torrance. Doctor sleep the shining book 2 kindle edition by king.

Doctor sleep is a 20 horror novel by american writer stephen king and the sequel to his 1977 novel the shining. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Doctor sleep 2019 teaser recreated scenes from the. Shining book 2 the shining i bought this ebook when it came out and it waited for me on the kindle till i was ready. The film, which also serves as a direct sequel to the film adaptation of the shining, directed by stanley kubrick, is set several decades after the events of the original and combines elements of. And the shining wasnt just adapted into a film in 1980. Young psychic danny torrance has become a middleaged alcoholic he now goes by dan, bearing his powers and his guilt as equal burdens. Dick hallorann is alive and well at the end of the shining novel, and is a. Iconic horror author king joyland picks up the narrative threads of the shining many years on.